Wake-Up Weather: Houston ties record low, will warm into a gorgeous day

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No words needed: Perfect weather today.

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Today is going to be one of the nicest days of the year.

It’s going to start out chilly, with the city falling to 49 degrees at Bush Intercontinental Airport and tying a 125-year-old record. A clear morning will all temperatures to warm nicely however, reaching the upper 70s this afternoon with light winds and full sun.

Can you beat that in mid-May? No. Can you beat that at any time of year? No.

We’ll see gradual warming now, with highs rising to the mid-80s this weekend, and lows rising from the mid-50s Friday morning to the upper 60s by Monday morning. Humidity levels will also begin rising this weekend. By early next week it will start to feel like summer.

The next week or so looks mostly sunny, and we are probably as many as 10 days away from our next significant chance of rain.

Really? My iPhone app shows the temperature was 48 degrees this morning at 6:30 AM. So as far as I know, this is a new record! I posted on my Facebook letting everyone know that this is a 125-year-old record broken.